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Collection Record
Name/TitleNapoleon lll and the P.I. The new don Quixote
About this objectNapoleon lll and the Prince Imperial are portrayed as Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza.
They are riding an eagle and tilting at the windmills of Montmarte (a reference to Don Quixote mistaking windmills for giants.)
The gates of Paris are defended by a National Guardsman wearing a cap of liberty whilst a laughing street urchin looks on at Napoleon's folly.
MakerPaul Klenck
Maker RoleArtist
Date Made 1870 -1871
PeriodPost 2nd Empire and the beginning of the 3rd Republic
Place MadeParis, France
Medium and MaterialsHand coloured lithograph
Style and Iconographysatirical caricature
Inscription and MarksSigned by Paul Klenk
TechniqueSatirical Lithograph, hand coloured
Measurements11 ins x 15.25 ins (28 cms x 38.7cms)
Subject and Association KeywordsThe Prince Imperial
Subject and Association KeywordsThe Life and Times of Napoleon lll
Subject and Association KeywordsEmperor Napoleon lll
Subject and Association KeywordsThe Imperial family
